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Wetlands are ecosystems with water-saturated soils and rooted plants which are sometimes exposed to air. If the pore spaces of a microcosm soil become occupied by water, the gaseous reservoir is excluded and wetland conditions prevail, especially low oxygen availability to roots and soil animals. With a high proportion of organic matter favoring respiration, oxygen is quickly depleted and the system becomes anaerobic, a typical wetland condition.
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Beyers, R.J., Odum, H.T. (1993). Wetland Microcosms. In: Ecological Microcosms. Springer Advanced Texts in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9344-3_12
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